HOA harassment

We moved in to an HOA about a month ago and have gotten 5 written complaints from the HOA since. Four of them were as a result of our next door neighbor complaining against us. One came directly from the HOA.

Four complaints from the neighbor were for leaving our garage door open for an extended period of time, Leaving our garbage can in the front yard, parking a vehicle on the street overnight and having our dog off leash. The one from the HOA was for a sign in our front yard for our pool contractor who is building our pool.

There is another pool being built down the street in our neighborhood and the HOA is OK with their sign but not ours. The signs are identical, just a different pool builder. The pool company tells me they are required to keep the sign in the front yard with their contractors license number on it and they have not had problem in the past. They have built many pools in this neighborhood. The other pool being built has a orange plastic mesh barrier to the back yard that the HOA told us we could not use.

Our garage door was open during our move as we were using the garage to move stuff into the home and off trucks. Many other people in the neighborhood leave their garage doors open all day. Our other next door neighbor has left theirs open over night. Another runs a business out of this garage and leaves it open all day with boxes stacked all over the driveway and in the garage.

If you drive through the neighborhood you can find a dozen or so garbage cans in the front yard especially for the couple days after trash pickup. Matter a fact my other next door neighbor left his in his front yard for three days and he did not get a complaint.

We left a truck and trailer in our front yard from about 7pm to 7am one day as we had no were else to park it. We needed the truck for moving furniture from our old home. 7am there was a sticker on the window from the HOA and a complaint letter came later. Most nights you can find vehicles being parked on the street overnight throughout the neighborhood.

Our golden retriever puppy slipped out of his collar one day for about 30 seconds and the neighbor just happened to be in his front yard so we got a complaint stating that we were spreading rabies with our vicious dog.

I am looking for ideas to make this harassment stop? Should I consult an attorney? I are in Tucson AZ.

Sounds like your living next to the chief complaining officer. Nothing you can do and probably why the other person sold. If you live next to those people, they will complain to the HOA board and tell them they have to do something. Sometimes you have to make friends with the devil...
I do not get the whole gated community comments or bringing race into this conversation. The OP has a complaining neighbor problem not a money, race, or religion issue... BTW most of us here do not live in gated communities and it does not make anyone better if they do... Justin Beiber lives in one.... Mmmmm....

Look at this link plz --> The Phil Hendrie Show

Bobbie Dooley is one of Phil Hendrie's regular characters that he does. She's an over the top caricature of an overbearing HOA dictator.

For pete's sake please don't start arguing with a ficticious person.

Mike - Since you are new in the neighborhood I suggest first of all read your CC&R's and make sure your Board is correct with their complaint. Then respond to their letters. Be polite and advise them all their complaints have been taken care of and you will be more careful in the future to adher to the CC&R's like all the homeowners you have observed in the community and you are sure the ones not in compliance have also received letters. Unfortunately in an HOA what your neighbor is doing has nothing to do with what you do. I don't think it is necessary to go to an attorney unless the Board continues and you are in compliance with the CC&R's. Unfortunately the Board can't do anything about your neighbor except follow thru with his complaint. Whatever you do, don't confront him, this only adds fuel to the fire. I hope this helps. Good luck.

Nancy

We have done exactly what you have suggested with no luck. We avoid any contact with the neighbor and try to follow the CC&Rs. We read them thoroughly before purchasing so we know what the rules are. The problem is in the real world following them exactly is pretty hard. Even our neighbor is in violation of a few things. We are not going to complain against him as we don't want look like we are retaliating or start a war.

The management company are actually really nice people. We are working with them on many projects, a new pool, landscaping, painting, etc. and they are easy to deal with. The problem is they refuse to stand up to this guy and in the mean time we are the ones who suffer. My problem is we have the right to live and enjoy our home like everyone else in the neighborhood. It is not cool that we have to constantly be worried that we may slip up and leave our garage door open a few minutes too long. No one else in the neighborhood has to worry like us. I think that makes it harassment.

Yes, thanks to who every took care of it.

By far the most incredibly stupid and insulting question I have seen asked here.